MOBILE, Alabama—Opera composer Giacomo Puccini was a talented, tall, dark and handsome Italian man with a flair for fashion. The ladies loved him. His fans adored him. But under that smart top-hat was ...

Among all the composers whose operas have continued to enthral audiences, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) is unrivalled. That’s perhaps surprising, because he created some of his most successful works in ...

A new edition of Puccini's score springs to life in a meticulously prepared Opera Rara concert performance at the Barbican.

On January 8, the Azerbaijan State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre will present a performance of the opera "Tosca" by the ...

When it comes to name recognition in Italian opera, Giacomo Puccini usually comes in second place to the slightly more famed Giuseppe Verdi. If there were a ranking for the most spectacularly groomed ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. As companies around the globe celebrate the centennial of Giacomo Puccini’s death ...

Portland Opera will cap off their season on May 11, 2024, with Puccini: In Concert, a one-night-only performance commemorating the great Italian opera composer, Giacomo Puccini, 100 years after his ...

Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts (originally two) by Giacomo Puccini (December 22, 1858 – November 29, 1924). Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, Puccini’s librettists for Madama Butterfly, ...

Kentucky Opera brings rarely performed Puccini work to Louisville. The films of Italian director Sergio Leone influenced the design of this opera production. "It sounds so much like those big John ...

may be the most loved work in all of opera. Its romantic story of starving artists and Parisian courtesans falling in love and coping with poverty sets audience hearts' fluttering. Its sweeping arias ...